What part of speech is bossy?

Bossy can be categorized as an adjective and a noun.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. bossy is a noun, singular of bossies.
  • 2. bossy is an adjective.

Inflections

Noun

Adjective

What does bossy mean?

Definitions

Adjective

bossy - offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power; "an autocratic person"; "autocratic behavior"; "a bossy way of ordering others around"; "a rather aggressive and dominating character"; "managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way"; "a swaggering peremptory manner"

Noun

bossy - A cow or calf.

Examples of bossy

#   Sentence  
1. adj. A bossy way of ordering others around.
2. adj. You're being bossy, aren't you?
3. adj. You're so bossy.
4. adj. Tom is bossy.
5. adj. You're bossy.
6. adj. She's so bossy - she's always trying to impose her will on others.
7. adj. I'm not bossy!
8. adj. Tom was bossy.
9. adj. Tom isn't bossy.
10. adj. I think Tom is bossy.
11. adj. I'm not bossy.
12. adj. Tom seems bossy.
13. adj. You're bossy, aren't you?
14. adj. Tom is quite bossy, isn't he?
15. adj. Tom is bossy, isn't he?
16. noun Mary is a little bossy.
Sentence  
adj.
A bossy way of ordering others around.
You're being bossy, aren't you?
You're so bossy.
Tom is bossy.
You're bossy.
She's so bossy - she's always trying to impose her will on others.
I'm not bossy!
Tom was bossy.
Tom isn't bossy.
I think Tom is bossy.
I'm not bossy.
Tom seems bossy.
You're bossy, aren't you?
Tom is quite bossy, isn't he?
Tom is bossy, isn't he?
noun
Mary is a little bossy.

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